Species extinction is spiraling out of control. Herds of antelope in South Africa and bat colonies in the Swabian Jura are disappearing. Worldwide, large animal populations are dying within a very short time; entire species are dying out at a terrifying rate. Experts are sounding the alarm. The mysterious mass extinction does not seem to stop at any species. Fabian Nowack, a young pharmaceutical representative, comes across indications that even the continued existence of humanity is directly threatened. A race against time begins, at the end of which our earth will never be the same again. The rules of survival have changed.